lost 2.5%. Oil futures prices were up in early trading July 29, but gas futures remained in the red. CommodityFuturesTradingCommission data showed speculative length in exchange-traded crude and metals rose last week. “Crude oil and palladium

buoyancy should fade as the uncertainty subsides,” he said. According to the latest data from the CommodityFuturesTradingCommission , net speculative length for West Texas Intermediate rose 12.9 million bbl “as investors aggressively unwound their short positions

level since January 2011. The spread closed just above this mark at $5.01/bbl.” The latest US CommodityFuturesTradingCommission numbers for the week ended June 25 showed while oil markets did not succumb to pre-Federal Open Market Committee [the

since the beginning of this month, which is confirmed by two commitment-of-traders reports from the CommodityFuturesTradingCommission and the Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (ICE). Money manger’s net length in WTI grew by 5.5% week

Nick Snow OGJ Washington Editor WASHINGTON, DC, May 26 -- The US CommodityFuturesTradingCommission cited three companies and two traders with attempting to manipulate crude oil prices on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The group

strong inflow of new money invested into the oil market. The latest commitment of traders report from the CommodityFuturesTradingCommission shows WTI noncommercial net length increased [in the week ended Feb. 14] at the sharpest pace since

the oil and gas industry has a more direct interest. President Barack Obama wants Congress to allow the CommodityFuturesTradingCommission to raise margin requirements in oil futures trading. The aim is to limit speculation, popularly blamed